United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets

It was previously known as the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets.

The subcommittee reviews laws and programs related to the U.S. capital markets, the securities industry, and government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

It also oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organizations, such as the New York Stock Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, that police the securities markets.

Since that time it has been the purview of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

But "with plans to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expected to take up much of that panel's agenda, insurance instead [was] moved to a new Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity [as of the 112th Congress].